Applications are invited for the above permanent full time post working in Undeb Bangor.
The role of Chief Executive at the Undeb Bangor – Bangor University Students’ Union is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and values-driven leader. They will be responsible for shaping the future of the organisation, working closely with Students Elected Officers, Trustees, and other key stakeholders to progress the strategy and direction of the organisation.
With extensive senior leadership experience, we are looking to appoint a leader who will empower and guide our elected Student Officers, fostering continued collaboration with the University and ensuring that we remain wholly focused on supporting our diverse membership.
We thrive in an environment where student leadership changes annually, and we bring the skills needed to help our elected Student Officers hone their ideas, achieve their goals, and engage, enthuse, and empower our student membership. We place a high value on the Welsh language and the ability to work confidently within a bilingual environment. Applicants should recognise the importance of Welsh in our organisational culture and in the experience of our members. The successful candidate will be expected to use Welsh in leadership settings—whether as a fluent speaker or as a learner.
If you’re interested in working with a vibrant, dynamic charity and possess a wealth of experience and skills to bring to the team, we'd love to hear from you.
This role will be located on campus at Bangor. Through our Dynamic Working framework, there will also be the option to spend some time working remotely (although remaining in the UK) to support work life balance, which will be discussed further with candidates at interview.
Applications will also be considered to carry out this role on a part-time or job share basis.
Applications will only be accepted via our on-line recruitment website, jobs.bangor.ac.uk. However, in cases of access issues due to disability, paper application forms are available by telephoning 01248 383865.
Closing date for applications: 9th August 2026
Interviews will be held on 27th or 28th August
Committed To Equal Opportunities
The University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We strive to develop a workforce from all sections of the community regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age. We promote and facilitate the use of the Welsh language through our progressive Welsh Language Policy. We comply with the Welsh Language Standards and are committed to equality of opportunity. You are welcome to apply for any job in English or Welsh and all applications submitted will be treated equally.
We are a member of Advance HE's Athena SWAN Gender Equality charter and hold a Silver award in recognition of our commitment to and progress towards gender equality within the University's policies, practices, and culture.
The University has recently achieved a Race Equality Charter Bronze award reflecting our commitment to building an inclusive and equitable society for black, Asian and minoritised ethnic staff.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.
All members of staff have a duty to ensure their actions are in line with the overall environmental aims of the University and minimise their environmental impact.
All offers are made subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK and receipt of satisfactory references.
We have a legal responsibility to ensure that you have the right to work in the UK before you can start working for us. When you apply for this post you will be required to explain the basis upon which you believe you will able to live and work in the UK legally on the commencement date of the role should your application be successful. If you do not have the right to work freely in any position in the UK already, any offer of employment we will make to you will be subject to you obtaining a right to work visa. The following link provides information on the various visa routes into employment and the eligibility requirements (including switching visa status where permissible) https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas. If you are successful in your application we will discuss visa options with you at the time of making the offer of employment.
Please note that, in the event of applications being received from candidates on the University's Redeployment Register with a reasonable skills match to the post specification, these applicants will be given prior consideration.
